October 5

October 5 marks the 278th day of the year on the Gregorian calendar, or the 279th if it's a leap year. There are 87 days left until the end of the year.

• 1946 – The birth of Vic Armstrong occurred.
• 1973 – The birth of Pop Mhan occurred.
• 1975 – The birth of Chris Wyatt occurred.
• 1983 – The birth of Noah Segan occurred.
• 1983 – Issue number 16 of Return of the Jedi Weekly was released to the public.
• 1985 – On ABC, "The Lost Prince" episode of Star Wars: Droids and "The Travelling Jindas" episode of Ewoks were broadcast.
• 1985 – Issue number 120 of Return of the Jedi Weekly was released to the public.
• 1999 – The initial novel in The New Jedi Order series, titled The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime, was made available.
• 2004 – Issue number 78 of Star Wars Insider was released to the public.
• 2009 – The Clone Wars - Force Jump Training was released on StarWars.com.
• 2010 – The novelization of The Force Unleashed II was released to the public.
• 2021 – Queen's Peril was released in paperback format.
• 2021 – The High Republic: Showdown at the Fair was released to the public.
• 2021 – The Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run trade paperback was released to the public.
• 2021 – A Vader Family Sithmas was released to the public.
• 2022 – 5-Minute Star Wars Stories 2 was released in German.
• 2022 – The Mandalorian (2022) 4 was released to the public.
• 2022 – The Andor episode "The Axe Forgets" was released on Disney+.